I've been in the crypto space for two years, taking many detours—staying up late monitoring the market, chasing gains and cutting losses, high leverage liquidations, and even anxiety leading to hair loss. I was stuck in a vicious cycle: making some money and wanting to double it, only to lose it all in one shot, then starting over even crazier.

The turning point came from a simple idea: treat trading as a serious job. Log in on time, follow a plan, shut down at the scheduled time. Surprisingly, it really worked. Recently, with the market rebounding, I validated a set of insights through real trading, and I want to share 7 ironclad rules with those still confused:

**Trading Hours**: The best results are after 9 PM. During the day, news is everywhere, and candlestick noise is high. This period is cleaner, with a clear direction, and a significantly higher win rate.

**Profit-Taking Pace**: Take out 300U once you earn 1000U. Don’t expect to triple or quintuple your money; the money in hand is real money. This habit can completely cure the gambler’s hope of “waiting for it to double.”

**Entry Signals**: Only trade when at least 2 indicators align. Look for MACD golden/death crosses, RSI overbought/oversold, Bollinger Band squeezes or breakouts—check all three, confirm two.

**Stop-Loss Settings**: Two scenarios. When watching the market, move your stop-loss up as it rises (e.g., buy at 1000U, if it goes to 1100U, move stop-loss to 1050U). If you don’t have time to watch, set a hard 3% stop-loss and stick to it without hesitation.

**Withdrawal Rules**: Withdraw once you gain 30%-50%. The numbers in your account are not real money; only when it hits your bank account do you feel secure.

**Market Watching Simplification**: For short-term trades, look for two consecutive bullish candles on the 1-hour chart; for ranging markets, check the 4-hour support levels. Master one trick, and you can eat all the dishes—don’t get confused over details.

**Absolute Forbidden Zone**: Heavy leverage with large positions, unfamiliar altcoins, more than 3 trades a day, and most deadly—borrowing money to trade. Touch any of these, and it’s a爆炸 (explosion).

My final takeaway is: trading crypto is not about luck; it’s about executing strategies as a “work process.” Trade when it’s time, operate when needed, rest when necessary. The returns become more stable. True wealth in crypto comes from steady compounding.